16 strokes

greasy, oily, dirty

buds, unopened flowers

female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

sound of bells

goblet

glowworm, luminous insect

riddle, conundrum

ton (metric or English)

rub, grind

pastry filling, stuffing

deceive, lie

ant

cheeks, jaw

terrify, frighten, scare

to tie

remonstrate, admonish

conceal

aldehyde

hair rolled up in a bun, topknot

abalone

Arborophila species (various)

ladle made from dried gourd

pleat, crease, wrinkles

invite, welcome

move, shake

wash, bathe

drizzling, misty, raining

awning, covering

foreign things

careful, attentive

village gate

cheeks

black

(same as 擒) to arrest

utmost

meritorious deed

bite

idle, relaxed, remiss

sediment, dregs, precipitate

proclaim, instruct

cultivate, reclaim, to farm land

happiness

revive, to rise again

to swell

scabbard, sheath

a white horse with black mane

monopolize

usurp

(Cant.) liver

unopened flowers, flower buds

indigo

roar, howl, scream

to burn, set afire

rice tassel

hope for

lift up, hold up, support

(Cant.) to pull

an intelligence report

recite, incant

a company, companion

interjection

island

to regret, remorse

a sack, a bag opening at both ends

burning-hot, intense

sulphur

Osmunda regalis, a species of fern

guard, protect, defend

heel

anchor

castrate

chin, jowl

to wink

bad, ill-omened, unlucky

sound

(Cant.) to squeeze out

sand and gravel

meals, provisions, board

versed in, fully acquainted with

proverb, maxim

visit, pay respects to

jeer

to skip, to dance

spindle, slab, cake, tablet

any object that sticks in throat

minced and salted fish

species of lark

laugh heartily, laugh aloud

great domain, country, world

utmost, entirely, quite

look at, stare at, gaze at

watch, spy

pole used to punt a boat

parched wheat or rice

trample, tread on, kick

ether

long spell of rain, copious rain

ostrich

to give vent to the feelings

to obstruct

stiff, hard clay or rocky strata

to pick up

calm, quiet, tranquil

reach, arrive

consult, confer

tower over city gate

team of horses

close

character used in translation

stubborn, uncompromising

frontier, border

tired, weary, fatigued

woodcutter

a sledge for transportation

bent or twisted piece of wood

a post, a stake

mongoose

unpolished gem, uncarved gem

lameness, paralysis of hands, leg